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This thread is outdated... Auto-engage was added in firmware 2.10 back in November 2016. New Features - Auto Enable/Bypass blocks from EXP 1/2/3 and Variax Volume/Tone Knobs—Processing blocks (such as Wah, Pitch Wham, etc.) can now be enabled/bypassed by simply moving EXP 1, EXP 2, EXP 3, or Variax’s Volume or Tone knob. Press MENU and then Knob 1 (Bypass Assign). Turn Knob 1 (Switch) to select the desired switch. When selecting a continuous controller as a switch, Knob 2 (Position) and Knob 3 (Wait) appear. - Bypass Assign > Position—Position determines the location in the Exp Pedal or Variax knob’s travel where the block is engaged. For example, if set to 1%, the block will turn off as soon as the pedal is moved to the heel position. If set to 99%, the block will only turn on when the pedal is moved to the toe position. To swap the on/off state regardless of position, press the BYPASS button. - Bypass Assign > Wait—Wait determines how long it takes after the Exp Pedal or Variax Knob is moved below the Position location before the block turns off. For example, you may not want the Wah to turn off instantly every time you hit the heel position during your big funk solo. Also, does your song really need a big funk solo?

The next one will be 2.50...

The Korean and US models have the same pickups... I have never seen anything saying that the pickups on the US models are different than the Korean models. The necks on the US version are quarter-sawn. I'm not sure about the roll-edge. I don't recall seeing that called out specifically anywhere. Where did you buy it from? I can't imagine it's a fake? I believe the serial numbers on the US versions start with a "US".

Nope... No threat of damage. From an electrical perspective, it’s no different than using the toggle switch on the Helix.

It would seem to be simpler to me. First it means you don't need to modify your presets at all. Secondly, it means you can have separate volume control for each output.

If you have a mono block as the last thing in your chain, the XLR outs would essentially become a pair of identical mono outputs. Is there are reason you just don't want to use a 1/4" output to a DI for your FOH connection?

Oh, yeah, that's right... This is the LT. I think that those switches are always unlit (although, I think they may light up in Pedal Edit mode). If you want a color cue to differentiate between your presets, you could always assign the stomp footswitches in one preset to be a different color than they are in the other one.

You can't change the LED color of those switches. They're always red.

There's a table right in the manual that has that info... As far the ones that have been added since the 2.0 firmware, those are noted in the firmware release notes.

There isn't going to be a version 2.31 firmware, as far as I know...

It does... What he's saying is that you can assign the input impedance parameter to be controlled by a footswitch as a controller so it toggles between two values. You can also have a different input impedance assigned per snapshot if you want.

You can send up to 6 MIDI messages per preset/snapshot change, so, yes, you could do this pretty easily.

Well, they're definitely more DSP-intensive. As to how they compare to the old reverbs I don't know for sure. One thing is they're are mono versions of the new reverbs, so if having stereo isn't important to you, you can save DSP that way. But if your patch is close to the DSP limit with an existing reverb, I'd venture to guess that there's a pretty good chance that the new reverbs could put it over the edge. The current Plate model, fwiw, is the least DSP-intensive of all the existing reverb, iirc.

Well, there's no official announcement in the way of a press release or anything like that, but Digital Igloo and Frank Ritchotte have mentioned it on TGP, Facebook and here (I think). But, yes, they're coming...

Phase cancellation... Since the H9 is a digital pedal, you're introducing latency compared to the other path, so the the dry signals are phase misaligned. Using the kill dry on the H9 should take care of it, yes.

I believe on earlier Line 6 devices that if you tapped three times, they would average the gap between the three taps and give you that tempo. I think on the Helix, it is always giving you the gap between the last two taps as the tempo. So if you're inconsistent with your tapping, it's more sensitive to that.

Well, the number of people wanting to run Helix on a battery system is a tiny percentage... With previous Line 6 devices, one of the most common requests was to have a universal, internal power supply, so Line 6 built the Helix with that in mind. From an international sales standpoint, having the universal IEC connector on back makes things a lot easier. But I can't imagine the normal running load of the Helix is anything near 60W. I would bet it's somewhere between 30 and 40W.

Nope... Native and the hardware are exactly the same, and will be updated concurrently. The "HX" designation is just what Line 6 is calling stuff developed for the Helix platform.

Well, I can attest to the fact the BigSky will work very well with the Helix... In one of the loops and with MIDI control, it's almost like it becomes part of the Helix. But with the new reverbs, I'm not sure it's necessary. I'm most likely going to be putting mine up for sale very soon. I guess it depends on what machines you'd use on the BigSky, because it still does some unique things, but if you don't use those, it will be somewhat redundant with the new verbs coming. The new reverbs are relatively DSP-intensive, though, so if you have a lot of complex presets, having the ability to offload some DSP load is probably a good reason to keep the BigSky.

Works fine for me... Are you sure you didn't accidentally have the speed for the tremolo set to a millisecond value instead of a note value?

I have to say I actually think I prefer the tones in this Soundcloud link to the ones in your Youtube video... I think what you're interpreting as harshness, I hear as more natural bite, but that's probably just my personal preference. Anyway, I had another thought this morning... Have you tried messing with the input impedance setting on the Helix? Setting that to a slightly lower value may help take some of the edge off.

The preset is in the attached zip file. JTM45 Bright - Lead.zip

I suspect you'll be very happy when the new HX reverbs are released shortly... In the meantime, have you tried the Plate reverb? I actually find it to be one of warmest delays currently available. I forgot about this, but I recorded this track in Native awhile back. The lead tone on this is using the JTM45 Bright channel and the Plate reverb along with the Transistor Tape delay. I can give you the preset if you like. https://soundcloud.com/phil-miller-20/wide-daylight-snippet

Well, I don't know what internal voltage the Helix is operating at, and I wouldn't want to make any assumptions. I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. I can't recommend trying to bypass the Helix's internal power supply. A battery powerpack like this should still give you a pretty long run time... https://www.duracellpower.com/products/duracell-300-watt-powerpack-pro I understand your point about inversion inefficiencies, but, still, 60W is a pretty small load to power for a few hours.

Have you tried the Litigator amp model on the Helix?